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běnmòdàozhì

lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental

Meaning

běnmòdàozhìben3 mo4 dao4 zhi4
  1. lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
  2. to stress the incidental over the fundamental
  3. to put the cart before the horse

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