Jisho

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しゅかくてんとう 主客転倒
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Noun, Suru verb
1. reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
主客転倒 【しゅきゃくてんとう】、主客顛倒 【しゅかくてんとう】、主客顛倒 【しゅきゃくてんとう】

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