ほんまつてんとう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほんまつてんとう – see the following entry.
本末転倒
[noun] putting the cart before the horse, failing to properly evaluate relative importances
[verb] put the cart before the horse
Alternative spelling
本末顛倒
(This term, ほんまつてんとう (honmatsutentō), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)