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A6 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

本末(ほんまつ)転倒(てんとう)failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of), putting the cart before the horse, mistaking the cause for the end, mistaking the insignificant for the essential, getting one's priorities backwards

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

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

      Yojijukugo

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    本末転倒 【ほんまつてんとう】、本末顛倒 【ほんまつてんとう】、本末顚倒 【ほんまつてんとう】

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