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We found 2 words, 2 kanji, and 9 examples matching '本末'
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noun
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
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failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards  (yojijukugo)
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
マツ   バツ   すえ end   
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ほんまつ
本末
てんとう
転倒
する

Don't put the cart before the horse.
ほんまつ
本末
てんとう
転倒
して
はいけない
Don't put the cart before the horse.
わたし
ちち
せっとく
説得
しよ
なんて
ほんまつてんとう
本末転倒
はなし
です
Persuading my father first is putting the cart before the horse.
あなた
っている
こと
ほんまつてんとう
本末転倒
おも
わない
かい
Don't you think you're putting the cart before the horse?
それでは
ほんまつてんとう
本末転倒

That's reversing the logical order of things.
 
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