Tian-kuo (played by Eddie Peng Yu-Yan) is a protagonist in Hear Me.
Tian-kuo is a genial young man who delivers lunch boxes for his parents' family restaurant. He notices Yang-yang at the swimming pool, uses sign language to approach her, and falls in love with her. After their mutual misunderstanding is revealed, they confess their feelings and begin a relationship. Peng (played by Michelle Chen Yan-Hsi) appears in Hear Me.
Peng is Yang-yang's older sister and a dedicated swimmer preparing for the Deaflympics. After a fire leaves her with throat and rib injuries, she struggles to regain her strength and is told she may be ineligible. She eventually leaves the competition temporarily to work and train independently, later returning to compete with support from Yang-yang and Tian-kuo. Tian-kuo's Mother (played by Lin Mei-shiu) appears in Hear Me.
Tian-kuo's Mother works with Tian-kuo's Father in the family restaurant and supports Tian-kuo's romantic pursuit. When Yang-yang visits while Tian-kuo is away making deliveries, she expresses acceptance of Yang-yang and a willingness to learn sign language, helping reassure Yang-yang and encouraging the couple's relationship. Tian-kuo's Father (played by Lo Pei-an) appears in Hear Me.
Tian-kuo's Father helps run the family's small restaurant, where Tian-kuo delivers box lunches throughout the city. He and Tian-kuo's Mother welcome Yang-yang, accept her deafness as they understand it, and say they are willing to learn sign language. Their approval encourages Tian-kuo to continue pursuing his relationship with Yang-yang.
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Characters
Tian-kuo
(played by Eddie Peng Yu-Yan) — protagonist
Tian-kuo is a genial young man who delivers lunch boxes for his parents' family restaurant. He notices Yang-yang at the swimming pool, uses sign language to approach her, and falls in love with her. A...
Peng
(played by Michelle Chen Yan-Hsi) — supporting
Peng is Yang-yang's older sister and a dedicated swimmer preparing for the Deaflympics. After a fire leaves her with throat and rib injuries, she struggles to regain her strength and is told she may b...
Tian-kuo's Mother
(played by Lin Mei-shiu) — supporting
Tian-kuo's Mother works with Tian-kuo's Father in the family restaurant and supports Tian-kuo's romantic pursuit. When Yang-yang visits while Tian-kuo is away making deliveries, she expresses acceptan...
Tian-kuo's Father
(played by Lo Pei-an) — supporting
Tian-kuo's Father helps run the family's small restaurant, where Tian-kuo delivers box lunches throughout the city. He and Tian-kuo's Mother welcome Yang-yang, accept her deafness as they understand i...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Tian-kuo's Mother → Tian-kuo
(mother)
Tian-kuo's Father → Tian-kuo
(father)
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Tian-kuo → Peng
(Alliance Supporter)
Tian-kuo regularly delivers boxed lunches to the deaf athletes' swimming team, including Peng's training environment.
Story Analysis
A romance develops through mistaken assumptions about hearing while a swimmer rebuilds her path toward the Deaflympics.
