Taegu Syllabification: (Tae·gu)Pronunciation: /ˈtaˌgo͞o/Definition of Taegu a city in southeastern South Korea; population 2,512,600 (est. 2008). Nearby is the Haeinsa temple, which was established in ad 802 and contains 80,000 Buddhist printing blocks dating from the 13th century. Taegu in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Taegu in the British & World English dictionary