congee vs firing

congee and firing both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

congee (noun)	firing (noun)
formal permission to depart	the act of setting something on fire
an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal	the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
(architecture) a concave molding	the act of discharging a gun
a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast	the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

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