Shades of blue?

[david-us.livejournal.com]

Do "синий" and "голубой" have different meanings as far as the color they represent? Is one darker than the other? Or, are they completely synonymous?

Is it equally appropriate to say "голубое небо" or "синее небо", for instance?

David Emerling
Memphis, TN

Comments

[dvanoltri.livejournal.com]

алкоголь is often called синька, and пьяный - синий, I'm also from Moscow and I cannot say it is widely used, but it is used for sure. Probably it is some kind of adoption from german - in german Blau means also drunk.

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