Meaning: しゅかくてんとう(Kanji=主客転倒) put the cart before the horse, took the last step before the first, counted his chickens before they were hatched(Kanji=主客顛倒) put the cart before the horse, took the last step before the first, counted his chickens before they were hatchedv. (Kanji=主客転倒する) reverse the order of importance, mistake the means for the end, mistake the insignificant for the essentialv. (Kanji=主客顛倒する) reverse the order of importance, mistake the means for the end, mistake the insignificant for the essential