倒置 [－－]

Jyutping dou3 zi3
Pinyin dào zhì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to invert
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to invert (the word order)
  2. verb
    to place upside down; to invert
    (syn.) 倒吊
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不要把本末倒置。
    不要把本末倒置。
    bù yào bǎ běn mò dào zhì 。
    • Don't put the cart before the horse.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    本末倒置
    本末倒置
    bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3
    • putting the cart before the horse
    • putting the cart before the horse; attend to the incidentals and neglect the essentials
    • to put the cart before the horse
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    你俾咁多钱去健身，结果成堂挂住同教练吹水，会唔会本末倒置咗啲？
    你俾咁多錢去健身，結果成堂掛住同教練吹水，會唔會本末倒置咗啲？