主客転倒

しゅかくてんとう

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Meanings

Noun / Verb with suru

common noun
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.

主	lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
客	guest, visitor, customer, client
転	revolve, turn around, change
倒	overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
顛	overturn, summit, origin

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