"death by a thousand paper cuts" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
指许多小问题或小损伤长期积累，最终造成严重失败或伤害的情况。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于非正式比喻用语，多用于描述工作、生活、技术等领域连续的小问题最终带来大麻烦。强调问题的累计性，不是真的物理伤害。
Examples
The company closed after experiencing death by a thousand paper cuts from many small issues.
公司因经历了许多小问题的**千刀万剐**而倒闭。
Fixing one bug isn't enough if you're facing death by a thousand paper cuts.
如果你面临**千刀万剐**，修复一个小问题还不够。
He quit his job because of death by a thousand paper cuts; the stress added up over time.
他因为**千刀万剐**辞职了；压力慢慢积累起来。
Our software isn't failing because of one big bug—it's death by a thousand paper cuts.
我们的软件不是因为一个大故障失败的，而是因为**千刀万剐**。
Sometimes a relationship ends not because of one event, but through death by a thousand paper cuts.
有时候一段关系不是因为一次事件而结束，而是**千刀万剐**地分崩离析。
The project failed slowly, a classic case of death by a thousand paper cuts.
这个项目是慢慢失败的，典型的**千刀万剐**案例。