打狗 Traditional form: 打狗 Pinyin (reading): Dǎgǒu Definitions: Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄 ( Gāoxióng) in the southwest of Taiwan Characters: 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike 狗 - dog Traditional characters: 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike 狗 - dog