倒果为因 in English dao4 guo3 wei2 yin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to reverse cause and effect
  • to put the horse before the cart

Simplified Characters

倒 果 为 因

Traditional Characters

倒 果 為 因

Pinyin

dao4 guo3 wei2 yin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

倒dao4to fall 果guo3fruit 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 因yin1old variant of 因[yin1]