長舌婦

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 264 (《詩經·大雅·瞻卬》):

懿厥哲婦，為梟為鴟。婦有長舌，維厲之階。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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懿厥哲妇，为枭为鸱。妇有长舌，维厉之阶。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Yì jué zhé fù, wéi xiāo wéi chī. Fù yǒu chángshé, wéi lì zhī jiē. [Pinyin]

Admirable may be the wise woman, But she is [no better than] an owl.
A woman with a long tongue, Is [like] a stepping-stone to disorder.

長舌婦

1. female gossip; busybody