congee vs dismissal

congee and dismissal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
congee	Yes	No	Yes	No
dismissal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dismissal is a hypernym of congee; that is, dismissal is a word with a broader meaning than congee:

congee: an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
dismissal: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

Other hypernyms of congee include discharge, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking.

congee (noun)	dismissal (noun)
formal permission to depart	the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal	a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
(architecture) a concave molding	official notice that you have been fired from your job
a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast	permission to go; the sending away of someone

congee (verb)	dismissal (verb)
perform a ceremonious bow
depart after obtaining formal permission