寺から里へ
てらからさとへ
- putting the cart before the horse exp id
Kanji
寺
ジ
てら
Buddhist temple
里
リ
さと
ri; village; parent's home; league
Synonyms
本末転倒
ほんまつてんとう
- 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 n vs adj-no yoji