倒果为因

Traditional: 倒果為因

dào guǒ wéi yīn

Dictionary entry

to reverse cause and effect

What does 倒果为因 mean?

倒果为因 (dào guǒ wéi yīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to reverse cause and effect

2to put the horse before the cart

Character breakdown

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倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 果guǒfruit · result 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 因yīnold variant of 因[yin1]

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倒果为因

dào guǒ wéi yīn

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