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：2026/01/05
本末転倒
Hiragana
ほんまつてんとう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
物事の重要な点とそうでない点を取り違えること。 / 主となるべきことと従となるべきことが逆になること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
大事なことをわすれて、たいしたことではない事を大事にしてしまうこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
本末倒置 / 颠倒主次、轻重不分 / 把次要当主要
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
本末倒置 / 把主次顛倒 / 忽略主要而重視次要
Korean Meaning
중요한 것과 사소한 것을 뒤바꾸는 일 / 일의 본질과 지엽을 혼동해 우선순위를 잘못 정함 / 우선순위를 거꾸로 매김
Vietnamese Meaning
đảo lộn cái chính và cái phụ / đặt sai thứ tự ưu tiên / đánh giá sai mức độ quan trọng
Tagalog Meaning
pag-una sa hindi dapat unahin / baligtad na paglalaan ng prayoridad / maling pagtasa sa kahalagahan
Sense（1）
putting the cart before the horse, failing to properly evaluate relative importances
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putting the cart before the horse, failing to properly evaluate relative importances
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本末転倒
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I think his plan is putting the cart before the horse.
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彼の計画は本末転倒だと思います。
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