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to reverse cause and effect · to put the horse before the cart

倒果为因
dào guǒ wéi yīn
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lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect · to stress the incidental over the fundamental · to put the cart before the horse本末倒置běn mò dào zhì(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead颠倒是非diān dǎo shì fēito turn upside down · to reverse · back to front · confused · deranged · crazy颠倒diān dǎo
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