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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 本末倒置 [ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ; ben3 mo4 dao4 zhi4]
 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
 to put the cart before the horse
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