倒果為因 [－－为－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to reverse cause and effect
  2. to put the horse before the cart
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to reverse the cause and the effect; to reverse causality