主客顛倒

しゅきゃくてんとう

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.

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

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