転倒

reversal of priorities

t ẽ̞ n t o̞ː
noun Rare #40,662
reversal of priorities Putting the secondary thing ahead of what matters most; often used in 本末転倒 (putting the cart before the horse).
JA: 目的より手段を優先するのは本末転倒だ。
EN: Putting the means ahead of the goal is putting the cart before the horse.

本末を転倒してはいけない。

Don’t get your priorities mixed up.

あなたの言っていることは本末転倒だと思わないかい?

Don't you think you're putting the cart before the horse?

それでは本末転倒だ。

That would defeat the whole purpose.

本末を転倒するな。

Don’t get your priorities mixed up.

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