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<p>The name &quot;Bashi Channel&quot; comes from a kind of sweetcane wine only produced in Batanes. The wine local name in Itbayaten is &quot;Bashi&quot;. European sailors had drunk with Bashi during staying in Batanes, and when they passed the channel, wind and current were so strong, just like drinking bashi. So they called the channel Bashi Channel.</p>
<p>Otto's interview with an Ivatan on 2014.05.09<br />
<sub><a href="https://www.zhihu.com/question/345968272" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Zhihu</a></sub></p>
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2020-02-11T04:11:14.507Z
Welcome.  I don't mean to be harsh, but I don't encourage copy/pasting random stuff from the Internet as an answer.
Becky 李蓓
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2020-02-11T04:39:30.907Z
I am sorry about that, I will pay attention next time. Thank you.
BING
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I think this answer is pretty good, it's not simply copied , but seriously translated from Chinese to English.
Siwei
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BING
<p>The wikipedia article on the strait in English (the Bashi Strait) doesn't say.</p>

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What's the etymology of 巴士海峽?
# What's the etymology of 巴士海峽?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-02-11)

The wikipedia article on the strait in English (the Bashi Strait) doesn't say.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-02-11. Score: -1

> The name "Bashi Channel" comes from a kind of sweetcane wine only produced in Batanes. The wine local name in Itbayaten is "Bashi". European sailors had drunk with Bashi during staying in Batanes, and when they passed the channel, wind and current were so strong, just like drinking bashi. So they called the channel Bashi Channel.
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> Otto's interview with an Ivatan on 2014.05.09  
> [Zhihu](https://www.zhihu.com/question/345968272)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Welcome.  I don't mean to be harsh, but I don't encourage copy/pasting random stuff from the Internet as an answer.  
> **username_1**: I am sorry about that, I will pay attention next time. Thank you.  
> **username_3**: I think this answer is pretty good, it's not simply copied , but seriously translated from Chinese to English.  

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