I need a bit of help with Chinese, please.

Google translate says:

"city under the moonlight" is "Yuèguāng xià de chéngshì"

Is this correct? And is there a way I can shorten it? It's meant to sound poetic, if slightly ironic when taken in context.

Can anyone here help with Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin, doesn't matter **so long as I'm consistent**). I've picked up several terms on the internet - where else? - and I need to be sure I have the right terms and that I'm not switching between Cantonese and Mandarin.

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