- ほんまつてんとう
- I
ほんまつてんとう【本末転倒】(n,vs) 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 backwardsIIほんまつてんとう【本末顛倒】(n,vs) 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
Japanese-English new dictionary (日本語 - 英語新しい辞書). 2015.
