本末 ほんまつ転倒 てんとう
hommatsutentō

Noun
Suru Verb

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

Intransitive
Yojijukugo
あなたの っていることは本末 ほんまつ転倒 てんとうだと おもわないかい?
anatano itte iru kotowa hommatsutentōdato omowanaikai
Don't you think you're putting the cart before the horse?
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