本末顛倒
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Chinese[edit]
root or trunk of a tree and the branches; the fundamental and the incidental | to turn upside-down; to reverse; to be topsy-turvy | ||
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trad. (本末顛倒) | 本末 | 顛倒 | |
simp. (本末颠倒) | 本末 | 颠倒 | |
Literally: “to flip the root and branch”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
本末顛倒
Synonyms[edit]
- 本末倒置 (běnmòdàozhì)
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |||
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本 | 末 | 顛 | 倒 |
ほん Grade: 1 |
まつ Grade: 4 |
てん Hyōgaiji |
とう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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本末顚倒 (kyūjitai) |
For pronunciation and definitions of 本末顛倒 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 本末顛倒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
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