輕重主次 qīng zhòng zhǔ cì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point)
  2. lacking a sense of perspective
  3. to put the cart before the horse

CHARACTERS

輕 qīng light; easy, simple; gentle
重 zhòng heavy, weighty; double
主 zhǔ master, chief owner; host; lord
次 cì order, sequence; next