congee vs take leave

congee is a noun but take leave is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
congee	Yes	No	Yes	No
take leave	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take leave is a hypernym of congee; that is, take leave is a word with a broader meaning than congee:

Other hypernyms of congee include depart, quit.

congee (noun)	take leave (noun)
formal permission to depart
an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
(architecture) a concave molding
a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast

congee (verb)	take leave (verb)
perform a ceremonious bow	go away or leave
depart after obtaining formal permission