轻重倒置

qīngzhòngdàozhì

put the trivial above the important; stress trifles and overlook matters of moment

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qing1 zhong4 dao4 zhi4

to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important), lacking a sense of perspective, to put the cart before the horse

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轻重倒置

qīng zhòng dào zhì

put the trivial above the important; put the cart before the horse; put the incidental before the fundamental; place the unimportant before the important; reverse the order of importance; think the sauce is better than the fish; lack a sense of proportion

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輕重倒置|轻重倒置 [qīng zhòng dào zhì] ► to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important) ► lacking a sense of perspective ► to put the cart before the horse