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From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 主客顛倒
 しゅきゃくてんとう
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
 reversing the order of (relative) importance (of)
 putting the cart before the horse
 the tables being turned
 mistaking the insignificant for the essential
 

From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 主客転倒
 主客顛倒
 しゅかくてんとう
 しゅきゃくてんとう
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
 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