WordTaiwan frequency #25,206
本末倒置
ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ
“to invert the relative importance of things; to put the cart before the horse; to confuse priorities and neglect what matters most”
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本
ㄅㄣˇ
Root or trunk of a plant; origin or source of something; basis; capital or principal; classifier for books or periodicals; this; current.
末
ㄇㄛˋ
The tip or end of something; the final stage or latter part; unimportant; powder or dust; an opera role of an old man.
倒
ㄉㄠˇ
To fall or collapse; to lie down; to fail or go bankrupt; to invert or place upside down; to pour out or dump; to change or switch; but or yet; to resell at a profit.
置
ㄓˋ
To place or put something somewhere; to establish or set up; to buy or acquire; to abandon or discard; to release or pardon.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 日本ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇJapan; island nation in East Asia between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan.
- 根本ㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇfundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all
- 原本ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇoriginally; at first; the original version or source; the basis or foundation of something
- 基本ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇbasic; fundamental; main; elementary; essential; primary; core; foundational
- 本身ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄣitself; in itself; per se; oneself; personally; the thing in its own right.
- 成本ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇcost of manufacturing, production, or selling a product; (Taiwan, Cantonese dialect) the whole book.
- 本來ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊoriginally; at first; originally; it goes without saying; of course; naturally
- 位置ㄨㄟˋ ㄓˋposition; place; seat; location; a spot or area where something or someone is situated.
- 設置ㄕㄜˋ ㄓˋto set up; to install; to establish (as an organization or system); to equip with devices or apparatus
- 裝置ㄓㄨㄤ ㄓˋdevice; equipment; system; unit; to install; installation.
- 本質ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˊthe fundamental nature or essential character of something; the inherent quality or true nature of a thing; one's innate character or true self
- 日本人ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊa Japanese person; someone from Japan