本末 | [本 末] the whole course of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs; the fundamental and the incidental #70,356 [Add to Longdo] |
本末倒置 | [本 末 倒 置] lit. to invert root and branch (成语 saw); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse #44,840 [Add to Longdo] |
本末 | [ほんまつ, honmatsu] (exp, n) essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end [Add to Longdo] |
本末転倒;本末顛倒 | [ほんまつてんとう, honmatsutentou] (n, vs, adj-no) 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 [Add to Longdo] |