[しゅきゃくてんとう, shukyakutentou] (n, vs) reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential
[しゅかくてんとう, shukakutentou] (n, vs) 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
[しゅきゃくてんとう, shukyakutentou] (n, vs) reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential
[ほんまつてんとう, honmatsutentou] (n, vs, adj-no) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
[もくば, mokuba] (n) (1) wooden horse; rocking horse; (2) (See 跳馬) vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; (3) the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
[へをひってしりつぼめ, hewohitteshiritsubome] (exp) there's no point squeezing your buttocks after you have farted; no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted