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put/place the trivial above the important; lack a sense of proportion

běn mò diān dǎo

本 末 颠 倒

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put/place the trivial above the important; lack a sense of proportion
- bù yào bǎ mǎ chē fàng zài mǎ qián wù běn mò diān dǎo
  不要把马车放在马前，勿本末颠倒。
  Don't put the cart before the horse.

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