本末 [－－]

Jyutping bun2 mut6
Pinyin běn mò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the whole course of an event from beginning to end
  2. ins and outs
  3. the fundamental and the incidental
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    ins and outs; the whole story
  2. noun, literally
    root or trunk of a tree and the branches
  3. noun, figuratively
    the fundamental and the incidental
    (syn.) 主次
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
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？
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    本末
    本末
    běn mò
    • cause and effect