permission vs congee

permission and congee both are nouns.

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

As nouns, congee is a hyponym of permission; that is, congee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than permission:

Other hyponyms of permission include clearance, conge, allowance, dispensation, toleration.

permission (noun)	congee (noun)
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization	formal permission to depart
approval to do something	an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
	(architecture) a concave molding
	a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast

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