轻重倒置 qīng zhòng dào zhì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

轻 qīng light; easy, simple; gentle
重 zhòng heavy, weighty; double
倒 dào fall over; lie down; take turns
置 zhì place, lay out; set aside