abandoned city; deserted city
Refers to a city that has been completely abandoned, often evoking a sense of ruin or ghost town. Used in literary or descriptive contexts.
No one lives in that abandoned city.
廃都の遺跡が観光名所になっている。
The ruins of the abandoned city have become a tourist attraction.
Compound of 廃 (hai, 'abandoned, obsolete') and 都 (to, 'capital, city'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is formed from standard Sino-Japanese morphemes.