本末転倒

ほんまつてんとう

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

Also written 本末顛倒、本末顚倒

Meanings

  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive

    putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwardsFour-character idiom

Example sentences

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