take leave vs congee

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

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

As verbs, congee is a hyponym of take leave; that is, congee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take leave:

Other hyponyms of take leave include walk out of, beat a retreat, plump out, break camp, decamp.

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

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