本末倒置 běn mò dǎo zhì
běn mò dǎo zhì
set phrase
to invert root and branch; confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse
Domain: Idiom 成语
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- Mistaking the Means for the End 本末倒置 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 8 - Where do Blessings Come From? 《迷悟之間(八)福報哪裡來》 — count: 10
- Incense Burns to make Charcoal (Prajna) 燒香作炭(般若) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 1
- Scroll 3: The Essentials of Work - Prerequisites for Becoming Established 卷三 工作之要 立足的條件 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 8 - Conditions for Success 《星雲法語8－成功的條件》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 9 - Remain Carefree in Observing the Mind 星雲日記９～觀心自在 觀心自在(1991/1/1~1/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 1
- Scroll 1: Life's Direction - Life's Seven Cannot's 卷一 人生的方向 人生八不可 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 3 - A Magnanimous Life 《人間萬事3－豁達的人生》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 32 - Seeking Help from Others is not as Good as Helping Oneself: At Peace and at Ease 星雲日記32～求人不如求己 安住自在(1994/11/16～1994/11/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 1
- Berating and Meaningless Talk (Prajna) 呵斥戲論(般若) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 1
- Scroll 1: The Most Important Four Aspects of the Dharma - Four Kinds of Things that are not Beneficial 卷一 四法最上 四種無益 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 6 - Four Principles for Acting with Integrity 《星雲法語6－做人四原則》 — count: 1
- Buddhism and Visiting Enterprises 佛教的參訪事業 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 1
- Chan Masters and Chan Poetry 禪師與禪詩 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 1