Which linguistic phenomenon did Coca-Cola famously encounter when first marketing in China, where their brand name was initially read as 'Ke-kou-ke-la'?

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The characters translated roughly to 'bite the wax tadpole'
The pronunciation sounded identical to a local profanity
The characters represented a forbidden imperial name
The syllables mimicked the sound of a dying cow in local folklore