Meaning of Takau | Babel Free

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Synonym of Kaohsiung.

Examples

“A Chinese mob in Takau insulted the members of the Japanese legation as they were returning from Peking. The mob's action led to a tumult which was tardily suppressed by the authorities.”

“After the war between Great Britain and China, which culminated in 1860 in the Treat⟳ of Tientsin, two Formosan ports, Takau and Tamsui, were thrown open⟳ to foreign trade⟳ in accordance with provisions in that treaty, and British subjects and missionaries were to be allowed safe-conducts in the island.”

“原來「高雄」這名字本來是源自於京都右京區的高雄山（TAKAO），這是個很著名的賞楓勝地，有機會去京都遊覽的萌友不妨走一趟唷。而台灣南部的高雄，其實名字正是來自於此。馬卡道族昔稱這個地區為「打狗（TAKAU）」，到了日治時期，日本人利用日語諧音來稱呼此地，改寫作文雅許多的漢字「高雄（TAKAO）」，一直到二戰後，高雄市才使用中文威妥瑪式拼音將通行名稱改為中文發音的「Kaohsiung」，也就是我們現在習慣的用法了。”

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